And for UK people who enjoy music, this one closes sooner. Require all AI 'musicians' and songs to have a visible AI notice. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75... Remember, while 'likes' are nice, reposts get these in front of more people. (Bluesky is not Twitter.)

Despite Reform cutting funding for Durham Pride, the local community, including unions, stepped in to make it the "biggest ever".

I remember when the Whedon stuff came out, ASH really soul-searched about why he didn’t see what was happening & why he wasnt someone they could confide in - w/o centering himself or blaming them. He really was gutted. A lot of men in a lot of fields could learn from that. He’s a good dude.

This fucking creature, i swear. The two cat beds i painstakingly crocheted? Nope. Not interested. My in-progress ace pride blanket, folded on the edge of an otherwise completely empty king size bed? Perfect. I'm clearly never getting this back.

People like Kane and many many others that do care about human art and the creative process have been a beacon of hope while trying to navigate making art in this current climate.

I’ve said this before and I know I’m not alone: as a teenager, I was in love with Spike; as a middle-aged woman, Giles has become my Goth Prince Charming figure.

Rowan: *looking the asker up and down with a grin* "... what's your name? 😉" Cillian: *unskippable cutscene about the latest hyperfixation* Vanden: "I'm IRON." (and is now surrounded by people who think that's SO COOL and she hates it) Lieutenant: *is in the ceiling. don't worry about it.*

I love @refeist.bsky.social's Faerie Tale, about a compact between humanity and the Fair Folk being broken accidentally. The impact it had on how I viewed traditional folklore really can't be measured... and I've been searching for my own hag stone ever since. #HorrorWritersChat

Of those 3, family is the most terrifying, and yes, I do. Family can be seen, experienced, and will judge you inescapably. In Oathsworn #2, there will be an exploration of what 'found family' can look like when it's not wholesome at all. #HorrorWritersChat

The standard tradition of Do Not Give Your Name is central to my trilogy, so the nightmare is when the traditions start to be forgotten... but the Fae don't forget. #HorrorWritersChat

I'm Fen; I write folklore, fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and an amalgam of all of it! I love to take folklore and fantasy and make it horror - not that it usually needs much work! Especially Fae/the Fair Folk from Irish folklore, and their endless rules that must always be obeyed. #HorrorWritersChat

Oh hey, I also stream! Tonight it'll be the start of Windrose Wednesdays with AvatarofKu; come and join us and torment me with piratical-themed sound alerts as we try to survive the seas of Tortuga! twitch.tv/winters_chills #Streaming #TwitchStreamer #TwitchAffiliate #SupportSmallStreamers

Oh boy, Ainsel and Rowan don't even have healthy relationships with themselves, never mind other people! The whole of IRON is a very close-knit group that keeps one another honest so they're the healthiest bunch I've got. The Lieutenant is also, much like Ainsel and Rowan, a fucking mess of a loner.

It's #PrideMonth! Lots of corpos will be trying to convince you they're on your side by churning out rainbow-covered shite. Instead of lining their pockets, consider giving your money to me, an Actual Queer, by supporting me on Patreon as I write Queer stories! patreon.com/fenwintersta...

Every year for Pride, I repost Hue. I made him to send love and comfort to those who feel Pride isn’t for them because they aren’t out. You matter, you are valid, and it’s ok if you aren’t ready yet. Coming out is not a requirement for being part of this community. Happy Pride 🌈

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

we can't have EVEN ONE FUCKING WEBSITE left without gen AI's slop?

Rule 54. A Willerby Story. This Airbnb has one rule that really shouldn't be ignored. willerby.substack.com/p/rule-54

Chapter 10 of Oathsworn is up on my Patreon, featuring a rather blunt way of dealing with Hellhounds! New chapters go up every Sunday, and you can read everything so far on my Patreon for as little as £1 a month: www.patreon.com/posts/oathsw... #WritersOfBlueSky #Writing #WritingCommunity

My homeland is leading the world right now.

IRON are firm allies re: accessibility because of Darcy's laryngeal cancer. Lieutenant is a veteran with severe PTSD, if she knew treatment was an option she'd be all for it. Rowan is utterly thoughtless and self-centred about how others' disability affects her, but she does grow! #WeeknightWriters

It's just another part of life! Cancer treatments are super advanced, so a diagnosis is a bummer but a lot less risky. Sure, it might result in amputations, colostomies, mastectomies, etc etc... but that's all so normal that anyone who gives a shit is seen as a weird outlier. #WeeknightWriters

Cancer from radiation exposure is prevalent in my world, so society has grown around that. For example, one of my MCs can't speak following laryngeal cancer, so her entire workplace learned BSL (british sign language) and put BSL course videos in their MANDATORY new hire training #WeeknightWriters

Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood! Unlike certain franchises (looking at you, Marvel ¬_¬) Elric's automail prosthetics aren't hand-waved as "the same as limbs but metal;" in the manga we see him really struggle with both phantom pain, and the pain from ill-fitting prosthetics.

Oh, y'know... those times. They are tumultuous. #WeeknightWriters

Evenin' #WeeknightWriters! It is quarter to midnight, I have done 0 writing on Oathsworn this week, but I did punch out a poem that I'm pretty pleased with!

For Vanden! Either Alison Janney as she was in the movie Lou, or Jodie Foster as she was in Hotel Artemis. Vanden is in her 60's, kicking ass and taking names; whoever (hypothetically) plays her should show every beautiful grey hair and wrinkle as they punch the enemy square in the face.

"It’s going to be people with substance versus people with shallow knowledge. It’s going to be mastery versus faking it. It’s going to be people with good taste versus tacky. I trust you will put in the work necessary to be on the right side of those battles.”

"After years of painstaking research in ancient grimoires and microcontroller logic, I have perfected it!" the professor exclaimed. "What?" "All printers are possessed. I've made a PDF which performs an exorcism." "So you print it, and then the printer works?" "Yes!" "What if it won't print?"

hoo, boy, i guess it's that time of nightmonthyear where I feel absolute hopelessness at my inability to market my writing effectively I HAVE SO MUCH YOU CAN READ FOR FREE. Fae D&D horror fantasy sci fi shorts poetry essays blogs fanfic SO MUCH. FOR FREE. IT'S GOOD. patreon.com/fenwinterstales

Introducing my my sapphic folk horror novella here: Draugr of the Danube! Set in the late Viking Age along the Danube River and in the Viking Rus 🪓Butch Viking MC 🩸Slavic Vampire ⚡️Mythology 🕯️Seidr 🥀Grief & Acceptance Carmilla ★ Interview with the Vampire ★ The Northman

#HorrorWritersChat A charming B&B run by elderly twin sisters. One of them really doesn't look her age. Hard to believe they're identical twins. They talk about their dog, guests never see him. Sometimes they hear him barking and growling though...

Oh DEFINITELY not a direct sequel, Coraline is COMPLETE! A spiritual successor would be an honor tho. Especially as we move on from NG. We need more writers of that evocative imagination who aren’t pos. I do still carry on influence from the narrative style and imagination. #HorrorWritersChat

The game I've been referring to in my answers this week is actually an adaptation of the story "The Shadow over Innsmouth" by H.P. Lovecraft. I'd love to do a sequel or successor to that story. I think I'd probably use my own horror mythos, but take a similar approach. #HorrorWritersChat

Let me tell you, if I could go back and read Interview with the Vampire again for the first time, that would be a real delight. It checked off a lot of "firsts" for me, too, and the language! I would love to sink into that story's velvet-clad brutality all over again. #HorrorWritersChat

The Blair Witch Project holds my brain in a chokehold with how beautifully they executed it. I doubt you'll ever get marketing that successful again, but oh my god I just love how they took the concept and ran full pelt with it. 10/10. No notes. #HorrorWritersChat

#HorrorWritersChat Q1: Hello, I'm Jacob Marsh, and I write horror and supernatural thrillers. Not horror per se, but I think my love of monsters started with the old Harryhausen stop-motion creatures. The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad in particular entranced me.

I'm Scott! I write a variety of horror stories (mostly short form for now). Topics range from body horror, folk horror, and paranormal horror. My biggest horror influences are: Games: Silent Hill 1 and 2; Fatal Frame 1 and 2 Movies: The Thing ('82), The Blair Witch Project

I’m not putting anyone on blast, but gang, we absolutely cannot be pitching creative people ideas! Especially ones you want them to make!! The math is simple: even IF they were planning a similar thing, you publicly pitching it renders it 100% unusable to them over litigation liability.

Hello all. I'm DD Ward (they/them) I write romantasy with strong horror vibes. I was introduced to horror through author Bruce Coville.

#HorrorWritersChat I am Vee, I write Cosmic/Eldritch Horror, Folk Horror, and Dark Fantasy, and Goosebumps. Goosebumps got me into horror. Also Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark

Mm, either Mike Flanagan's "Haunting of Hill House" series or as far as books go I'd pick "Frankenstein". I sort of already knew the story just by pop culture. If I could go in completely blind like the original audience did before horror was a thing, that'd be incredible. #HorrorWritersChat

hi! do you want to read a romantasy about a queen who is also a dairy priest who cares for a herd of holy cows trying to re-establish social welfare through cheese distribution while her country is plagued by weird fairy magic and ancient betrayals?

#HorrorWritersChat The original Silent Hill on PlayStation. I was living alone for the first time, playing in my dark basement apartment. Messing with expectations, harmless monsters, reality breaking, what a ride!

Thank you for some great questions! Harrowfield is a folk horror for summer. Pagan v occult, an ancient goddess & the time of the Crone. Underestimate older women at your peril. mybook.to/Harrowfield #HorrorWritersChat #booksky #folkhorror

Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat I've been TLS, reminding you that all of my stories are available for free on my Ko-fi. I'm pretty dang good at being scary, so come on over and let's have a little fun. My monsters would love to meet you Stay Spooky, everybody ko-fi.com/thelastsomet...

Thanks for another great #HorrorWritersChat. Loved the graphics btw. I hinted at it before with that third question, but I wrote a book called Hare-Raising Summer. It’s a fun, interactive horror story influenced by Give Yourself Goosebumps. Check it out! www.cateyepress.com/store/p/hare...

Aside from King, I also came of age with internet horror. Finding random spooky stories on all corners of the net I'll give a shout out to "The Showers" by @dylansindelar.bsky.social It hit all the boxes for me. Urban legend, unexplained horror, and its just so damn creepy #HorrorWritersChat

Easy: The Lottery. First thing I read as a kid that opened me up to the moral possibilities of horror. Read it in middle school. Though I didn't think in those terms in middle school. #HorrorWritersChat